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Guillaume Lautour

Investor in Tech and Creative Industries

Paris, Île-de-France

Overview 

Guillaume Lautour is a seasoned investor in the tech and creative industries, currently serving as the Managing Partner at Level-Up. With a background in venture capital and private equity, he has held key roles at notable companies like Eurazeo and Banque du Phénix, showcasing expertise in strategy, mergers & acquisitions, and angel investing. Highlights of his career include serving as a Partner at Eurazeo and Vice President of Investment Banking at Banque du Phénix, demonstrating a strong track record in financial analysis and strategic decision-making. Currently, as the Managing Partner at Level-Up, he leverages his extensive experience to drive successful investments and board memberships in innovative companies like WeWard and SightCall.

Work Experience 

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Level-Up

  • Managing Partner

    2016 - Current

    Level-Up is a venture investor dedicated to creative industries in Europe, providing funding and strategic support from seed to late-stage with a particular focus on game studios and tech. The fund is based in Luxembourg and Paris. http://www.level-up.com

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WeWard

  • Investor and Board Member

    2021

    With 3 million daily users, WeWard is the walking app that celebrates movement with engaging rewards. Through insights, gamification, charity support, and financial incentives, WeWard helps people make walking a daily habit that they can get excited about. 60 employees.

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Forward College

  • Investor and Board Member

    2020

    Higher Education Institution that realigns learning with the requirements of tomorrow's top jobs, students' aspirations and our need for change. Providing double Bachelors with LSE and King's College with campuses in Lisbon, Paris and Berlin.

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SightCall

  • Investor and Board Member

    2011

    Professional Visual Assistance on mobile, saving millions of on-site visit miles every month, enhancing expert-to-customer communication, saving product returns, delivering an unmatched customer experience, and realizing higher net promoter scores. 100 employees.

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SuperScale

  • Non Executive Chairman

    2020

    State-of-the-art Data Integration & Analytics platform for mobile apps and Game Management services (development, monetization optimization, live ops, user acquisition, creatives). 80 employees.

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Eurazeo

  • Partner

    1999 - 2015

    €8 billion under management in Private Equity, from which €2 billion in Early Stage VC at the time. As a Partner for 15 years, I led the funding of 35 startups in Europe and the US, focusing on Tech (Networking, Silicon, Telecoms) and Creative Media (Music, TV/Video, Gaming). My investments helped create more than €5 billion in corporate value and include companies like Deezer, Dailymotion, Molotov or Criteo. In Gaming, I led the funding of 7 mobile studios in Europe, cumulating 600 million players. https://www.eurazeo.com/en

Shooter Ltd.

  • Industrial Project Manager

    1997 - 1999

    Project management for European industrial investors in China Installation project of a lime production plant in Jiangsu Province (200,000 tons/year) Advising the Market Entry Strategy of a European car manufacturer in China

Banque du Phénix

  • Vice President Investment Banking

    1994 - 1997

    M&A advisory on 15 mid-size transactions (€30 - €300 million) in France Takeover of a €300m listed company, divestiture of an listed industrial group, fund of funds secundaries (30+ LP positions), buy-side and sell-side advisory on 10 other M&A transactions

Laidlaw Holdings

  • Financial Analyst on Nasdaq, Stock Trader

    1991 - 1992

    Analyst on 2 Financial Advisory mandates for IPOs on Nasdaq (financial and valuation models, advisory on financial structure) Sell-side stock trader, advising 25 large European clients on Nasdaq

Didier Philippe SA

  • Option Trader on the Paris Stock Exchange

    1989 - 1990

    Floor trader on CAC40 Index Options

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